Bow Porcelain Decorative Objects

18th-century bow porcelain Models of South American Parrots, Circa 1758-62 These beautiful Bow porcelain birds are naturalistically modelled, each perching on a flowering stump issuing from a rococo-scroll moulded base. They are both standing on one leg and holding a peach in the other claw, one is bringing the fruit up to it's beak to eat. The plumage is very brightly coloured, with the individual feathers outlined.  One is in blue, green, turquoise and red, and the other is mainly blue with long tail and wing feathers in red.  The bases are picked out in purple and turquoise. The pair are after parrots made at the Meissen factory and first modelled by J.J. Kändler in 1741. Dimensions: Green Parrot 7 1/2 inches high x 5 1/2 inches wide x 4 1/2 inches (19.05 high x 13.97cm wide x 11.43xm deep).; Blue Parrot: 7 inches high x 5 1/2 inches wide x 5 inches deep. Reference: The Met has a single example Yvonne Hackenbroch, Catalogue of Chelsea and other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, Pl.92. Rackham, Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection, Vol. 1, Plate. 1, No.67. Now in the V & A Museum,. The pair in the Victoria and Albert Museum was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber...

Why we love it: Look at the flower! This rare Bow porcelain botanical plate was hand-painted in England circa 1760. The exuberant flower painting is still fresh and exciting today. The fully-painted center shows an exquisite flowering hibiscus. The image is vibrant; the three flower heads and the leaves extend beyond the center, curling up onto the border. Two colorful butterflies, a lavender-pink caterpillar, and other insects are painted along the border. They add beauty and movement to the image. The plate is altogether a delight. In the mid-18th century, when Bow painted this plate, the Chelsea porcelain factory was making the "Hans Sloane...

As part of a fine collection of early English porcelain, we offer this rare antique bow figure of a putti carrying a basket of fruit and dating from circa 1...

The Bow "Rustic Seasons" group were made as a table ornaments. Their purpose was to start up conversation among the guests during a dinner party. Each of the four figures in the "Sea...